Chess Puzzle #2EnfQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 804 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; knights a8/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rook f8; bishop b7; knight c5; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: N4rk1/1b3ppp/p7/1pn1p3/6q1/P4N2/1PP2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 18

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